25 Years Ago in Nexus: March 6, 2019 issueYou can make a difference: Our March 7, 1994 issue featured the story “Camosun student instrumental in addressing access issues,” which, you guessed it, profiled a Camosun student, Susan Anderson, who helped get some changes taken care of at the college. Anderson, who was in a wheelchair, noticed the college wasn’t opening some of its […] Continue Reading |
The Nexus guide to Victoria’s open-mic sceneI arrive at 4 pm for the Hootenanny at Logan’s Pub (Sundays, 4 to 8 pm). It’s packed with young people. The host arrives for a mic check and gets rolling at 4:45 with her warm-up of six tunes followed by three more for each band member. So the band hogs the first two hours, […] Continue Reading |
The Chopping Block Chronicles: The dark side of the restaurant industry (part one)There really wasn’t much in the way of restaurants in my small town, so my first taste of the cooking world came from working at one of the local pubs. At the age of 13, I was working weekends scrubbing pots and pans and occasionally filling in on the line during busy brunch services. It […] Continue Reading |
Let’s Talk: Reflecting on a year of rants, raves, and fuckboysA year ago I pitched the idea of Let’s Talk?, a column about women’s issues, to our managing editor, Greg Pratt. For some reason (which I’m sure he frequently regrets), he graciously allowed me the space to fight for equality. What I had originally intended to be a hard-hitting column about the injustices women face […] Continue Reading |
Dry Sockets fest brings the noise with two days of experimental sounds“With Death Squad it was pointing a loaded gun at the audience and… taking the audience hostage.” That’s Michael Nine, who performs noise under the name MK9 and previously as Death Squad, talking about some of his more memorable performances. MK9 is one of 18 artists from across North America performing at Dry Socket, a […] Continue Reading |
Communication Error: Monotony-induced paralysisSlipping without squeezing—and dying without living. Hearts beat without your consent, planets continue to spin without your knowledge, and the McPeople populating this giant value meal will never remember your name. So why, then, am I still watering this plant? If it all ends, and you’re not invited to the reopening, should the day matter? […] Continue Reading |
Photographer Diana Thorneycroft uses figurines to create cryptic worksPhotographer Diana Thorneycroft never played with dolls as a kid, but as an adult she’s made a successful career mutilating and photographing a collection of dolls and figurines in a series of mysterious explorations. Now, Victorians can see her work as part of Madrona Gallery’s Pulp & Process IV exhibit, running in February and March. […] Continue Reading |
Florian Schulz explores conservation work through photographyMost people would dread the idea of travelling to an isolated part of the world; photographer Florian Schulz isn’t one of those people. Instead, Schulz—who is speaking in Victoria in February at a National Geographic Live event—is intrigued by the idea of the deserted and unknown places. He sees them as an opportunity to spread […] Continue Reading |
C’est la Vie: February 20, 2019 issue |
The Chopping Block Chronicles: Whole-animal butchery reconsideredIn last issue, I talked about the horrendous amount of food we as Canadians are producing and wasting every year. However, I’m not the type that likes to rant about an issue without providing some sort of solution. But this time I don’t have to provide a solution; it’s out there, it just means getting […] Continue Reading |
